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Kansas›Finney County

Ivanhoe TownshipKS

A town of 488.

Is Ivanhoe Township a good place to live?

Ivanhoe Township’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, where Kansas’ towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ivanhoe Township. Ivanhoe Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

488 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Garden City TownshipSherlock TownshipPierceville TownshipLockport TownshipHaskell TownshipDudley TownshipGarden City TownshipSherlock TownshipPierceville TownshipLockport TownshipHaskell TownshipDudley TownshipIvanhoe Township
Getting set up

Moving to Ivanhoe Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Ivanhoe Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ivanhoe Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsGarden City Unified School District 457Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereFinney County ClerkFinney County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code6784667846 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Ivanhoe Township.

Schools

The schools Ivanhoe Township’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Garden City school district. Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Plymell ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6Grades K–6117A−

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Ivanhoe Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Ivanhoe Township for work: only 1% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Ivanhoe Township, against 9.1% in Kansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Ivanhoe Township fell to 114 in 2023, 103 fewer than in 2013.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ivanhoe Township1%
Garden City39%
Sherlock Township14%
Garden City Township9%
Holcomb3%
14 mi
median commute distance
114
jobs based in Ivanhoe Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Ivanhoe Township has four seasons and hot summers

Ivanhoe Township has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Ivanhoe Township is 93°F.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–47°
Spring39–69°
Summer62–91°
Fall41–71°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Ivanhoe Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with more of its adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance

22% of Ivanhoe Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Ivanhoe Township beats the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 73% of Ivanhoe Township adults had a checkup this year.

Ivanhoe TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)22%8.9%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)73%77%79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)33%26%25%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)22%13%14%
32 measures vs. Kansas
2 better16 too close to call14 worse
What stands outIvanhoe TownshipKS
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.7%8.1%
Fewer adults with arthritis21.8%25.5%
More uninsured adults21.7%9.9%
St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City
12.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Drought leads a moderate hazard risk in Ivanhoe Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.

45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
45Moderate riskLowerHigher
DroughtHailCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Ivanhoe Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation

19 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 90,576 acres
19 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ivanhoe Township

16pages on Ivanhoe Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Ivanhoe Township

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Ivanhoe Township for work

Where Ivanhoe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

39% → Garden City Garden City 39% 14% → Sherlock Township Sherlock Township 14% 9% → Garden City Township Garden City Township 9% 3% → Holcomb Holcomb 3% 3% → Wichita Wichita 3% 3% → Lakin Lakin 3% Ivanhoe Township · 1% stay
114jobs based in Ivanhoe Township
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ivanhoe Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Ivanhoe Township is a township in Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 489, down from 666 in 2000.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
142 sq mi
Elevation
2,904 ft

Questions about Ivanhoe Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Ivanhoe Township, KS a good place to live?

Ivanhoe Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.